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MM 1 ' m i'i"» The Bowdoin Orient BowdoinCollege,Brunswick,Maine September13,2002 TheOldestContinuouslyPublishedCollegeWeeklyintheU.S. m+mr**udiii-'i—«iVmolumeCXXXII,Number1 î**"*^- BOC Bowdoin remembers Cooling off at Coleman finds a new home Campuscommemoratesoneyearanniversaryof9/1 CaSrtoalfyfnWDriitoenr College that day." Mills went TOerdienRteiSntearftf on tosaythathebelievedthat The school gathered both in rather than "relive the painful TheOutingClubhasmovedfrom prayerinthechapel,aswellas events of that day," he had itsoldheadquarters,upstairsinSmith a community in Morrell decided to "bring thoughtful Union,toastate-of-the-artbuilding Gymnasium to commemorate people together" to discuss of^their own at the junction of the one year anniversary of issueswhichcontinuetoberel- CollegeStreetandHarpswellRoad. September11. evantinanacademicsettingin Thenewbuildinghousesallofits In a similar fashion, the light of the terrorist attacks. equipment, formerly stored in the Brunswick Area Interfaith Followingtheseremarks,Craig basements of Appleton Hall and CnoouonnctiilmeheplrdayeIr."' MDecan Ewefno,r aBlurongeetdtiHnoaudsaet,aabansdeitbuiislatlbsyonCIoSwpcraot-- service for the Academic grammerRonKay. college and town Affairs, and TheSchwartzOutdoorLeadership othfeBrFiurnsstwiPcakrisaht amcotdiengratora,s Creonotmerakailtscohefne,ataunrdesoffaicelsibfroarrdyi/rmeacp- Church, and the introduced torMikeWoodruff,assistantdirector sctpatacoalhgnloee8eotld:lh0e0rdwiatsospcf.uomsar.sjgioaoiiinnann bPerfeosriKedaresnattenfaBMcaourrlratnyy,BMpoiawlnldesolinsaptOreiatekhnset ambPflieiotrlPsphlitoeeiusovgpetaehdspaakterhtterahh.ytee, STehOpratrhuslaete,l-cioynbbrwugaiKiietitlCnhrhdtlsriacouanthobignmofesnapir,lrr,seetpoparaliannacprdcdsoeens,dtaitanufiidhonnelrusangwtitteethrsoiifApccafueihnlncgnoteuuctrrsakashl.-tle PbirTcokhuagerhdtThetaotgeperat.nheelr cSoepmtmeemmboerrat1i1ond.iscussionand or"aespnonjsuesetifw,iaesd umnodo"eTsrheethheemaowdsa.ttchofbuvlioeuysesiomfparogvigeamnetnitc DAsosroccaisatGeilDpiartercitcokr,oftheMaine Washington far too often uses itshethfeieelfdf,i"ciseanicdyWionogdertutfifng.t"riWpseowuetrien Chapter of the Civil Liberties military force asa first,rather reallyadayaheadinourpreparation Union; Laurence Pope, Former thanlast,resort."Popewenton forpre-orientation." USAmbassadorandmemberof to note that the "balance of TheSchwartzOutdoorLeadership the Bowdoin College Class of poweristiltedtowardstheradi- Center cost 1.2S million dollars. 1967; Brig. Gen. Joseph cal wing. These are perilous ConstructionstartedlastNovember Timkham, Director of timesand[withthecurrentmil- and the building opened in June. HomelandSecurityfortheState itaryaction]weareridingfora PlanningstartedinDecember1998. of Maine; and Dov Waxman, fall." Associate Dean ofStudent Affairs Assistant Professor of Waxman,nexttospeak,cen- KarstenMoran,BowdoinOrient Tim Foster chaired a committee GovernmentatBowdoin. teredhiscommentaryonrefut- including Emily Hinman, Rich BarryMillsbeganthediscus- ing the claim that "the world Afirst-yearcoolsoffoutsideColemanHallTuesdayafternooninan Mrazik,andJeremyMorse'99,Kim sion by tellingthecommunity, efforttoescapetemperaturesthatreachedthehigh90s. "I was very proud of the Pleasesee9/11,page3 PleaseseeBOC.page4 College snuffs out smoking Dining Services spices up meal plan, drops Domino's HannahDean PresidentMillssaidthattheSO Spring2002Survey,6.6percent smSotkuediesasclasasifySsteacfofndWrihtaenrd fteaeptewmoena'stureb,e"ebnuftorbceeldiev"ewsitshtua- eofversytuddaeyn;ts5.r5etppwoeirrctceeednttosomnaockeifneogwr AnStnafSfulWlriivtearn onracfhruoistsaannddcdhiepess."eoWrhveengeatsabkleedpilfatthteerres Class A car- times per week; Domino'sPizzaloversmaybedisap- wasgoingtobeamoredirectsubstitute cinogen,asub-; another 5.5 per- pointedwithsomeofthenewchanges tofillthediscontinuationofthepopular stance proven cent smoked "a made by Dining Servicesthis year. Domino'splan,Kennedysaidthat"ifthe to cause can- coupleoftimes" However,thispolicychange maybe [demandforpizzadelivery]evergot cteor.secEoxnpdoshuarned p1e8r.8mopnetrhc;entanda ptleamnpse—readlabtyeniaghnteswnacokp.tion toboard barnidskgeetnsotuafgfhingthfaotrwitewecomualdysbueppaoblrettiot smoke is fewtimesayear. TheDomino'sPizzaoptionofferedin dothat" knowntocause 63.5 percent pastyearsthroughthepolarpointspro- Thislatenightsnackisonlyatrial heart and lung reported never gramallowedstudentstoorderfromthe program for this semester and was disease, as having smoked pizzadeliveryserviceandhavediecost sparkedbyasurveythatthestudentgov- well as cancer. in the previous deducted directly from their polar ernment conductedlast year. Jason Foreveryeight year. account,butthisinturndivertedtoo Hafler '03,studentgovernmentpresi- pferoopmlesmwohkoindgi-e per"cNeenatrlyof st8u5- gmruachmmreosntreiyctainwgaiytffrroommtehxepldoirniinnggnpreow- dfeonrtl,atseaindigthhtefroeosudltssersvihcoew.edWhaednemcaonmd- related cases, dents surveyed ideastobenefitstudents. mentingontheabsenceof Domino's oerne nwoinll-smodki-e rseurpeortteod seexcpoon-d serOvnedeffrreosmhi1d0eapi.sma.nuandtdiilti1onaalmmeaalt paoslearrvpicoei,ntys,ouhenesaeidds"oymoeuthciann'gtegleste.r"idof from second- KarstenMoran,BowdoinOrient handsmoke." ThomeDiningHall. Thismealwillbe Theoutcomeofthechangesinthe handexposure. Although the chargedtothestudent'sboardplanatthe mealplanisuptothestudents.Virginia tBhaerIsnreysltiagthiMstitlilcsos,,f Slitmuidteendtsarerae.belSlmioouksilnygenitjonyowdrbagasnnoefdficnigaalrletctoelsleignebaunilidnicnrgesa.singly ndBeuonmwtbdseotrihna.tsmostkoue-f drmiaetraeelctoaofsrhoaafvdbiirnnegiank"gaflaslseotrfvitcheMesa,credryeesaclKrseitnbhneaedtdtayrh,ee GlIartweeoenuinlgbhdatuspmnreafc'ek0r6coicfuolDdmombmeeinnatoge'odsodtwhiaadtsea"stbthiuletl President of Bowdoin College dents will find an appropriate issmall,ithasbeenshownthat outthere,bagels,breads,toast,peanut available." For moreinformationor hasbannedsmokingwithincol- space." butter,fruit,desserts,andwe'llrotate questionsaboutboardplans,contactdin- lege buildings, and placed AccordingtoDr.JeffBenson, INPlSeasIeseDeSEMOKINGpage3 somekindofeveningspecial[suchas] ingservicesatx3211. restrictionsOnoutdoorsmoking. "over the course of a year of "Thetimehascomeforallcol- socialsmoking,nearlyhalfwill lfreegee,"bhueilsdaiidn.gs to be smoke- binegc—omie.e—.adodnilcyteadt."paSrtoiceisalorsmwoikt-h Features: ApeAe+kEi:nside allThceolnleewgeposlpiaccyeswil(linacplpuldyintgo ffirriee,n"dssaid"iBsenlsiokne.playing with Martha...Sitnejwaailr?t?Living VACsfishbowl ohffeofeuitsceefssr,)omaapnaadllrtabmluesinoltdseixntgaenendndtscroatlnolceeSgsOe. iInRgHC'essmsoukp(piIlnnitgeedrantsettBatoiwsRdteiolcisanyc.onICcnhearttnh-)e Page4 Ch(atpneclnsuspadsaste,Page2 Pages 12-14 ; September 13, 2002 News The BowdoinOrient Chapel renovations press on Controversial grading and reporting changes approved Water-damagedgranite stones, erodedmortarcontinue to be replaced AlecSchley DirectorofInstitutionalResearchand theblocksoutoftheirpositions. StaffWriter Registrar of Student Records, "it The towers are 12 feet on a seemedonlyrightthattheveryoffice side with three-foot-thick walls. The Faculty voted on May 6 to responsible for grades and records Only the outer foot of carved includeGPAonstudenttranscripts;a shoulddoanofficialcalculation." granite stone will be removed, decisionthatwillgo Theadditionof leaving the interior two feet intoeffectforallstu- GPAs to tran- intact. H.P.Cummingsisrespon- dents in the 2002- scripts, coupled sible for the initial scaffolding 2003 school year. with a new construction and preventative The decision to plus/minus grad- measures forthe comingwinter. implementGPAwas ing system, has finalizedonemonth left students con- after the faculty cerned that I thinkit's aneces- votedtoaddpluses Bowdoinwilltake andminusestothe onanincreasingly sary renovation...it's Bowdoin grading competitive not [about] whatit 2sy0s0t2e-m2.003Befosrcehotohle aActcmorodsinpgheret.o looks likenow, but year,GPAswerecal- Hallie Mueller what itwill looklike cpuulraptoesdeofofrdettheermsionl-e '06",The introduc- in theend. ingvariousacadem- tionofplusesand ic honors, such as minusesandGPA RyanBoutin'05 Sarah and James atBowdoinworks Bowdoin scholar against the list. Students often KarstenMoran,BowdoinOrient school'sliberalarts The firm, founded in 1879, is calculated GPAs philosophyofself- rreesnpoovnastiibolnesfoonrcmaamnpyuso,thienrclruedcienngt upontoefnftiicailalelmyployerfso,r WlyitchomtphuetniengwsGyPsAtesm,wimlalnubael'a dBoiwsdocion'vseryd.e.-. trheepairsMolualsttosnummUenri,onas wteelrlracaes cfurreqauteentlryewsuiltths.inacA- thingofthepast. egrmapdheassisand .toesnt the Hawthorne-Longfellow majorconcernforadministratorswas scoreswasoneofthingsthatappealed Library, Searles Science theaccuracyofGPAcalculations. Building, and Walker Art According to Christine Cote, PleaseseeGRADINQpage4 PleaseseeCHAPEL,page3 r NemB iBmfB A m KarsienMoran.BowdoinOrient Constructionworkersrepairingthechapeltakeabreakforlunch recordsareduetoariseintheaver- admissions office was accused of ageticketprice.Previously,officials breaking into the Yale University ConorPS.taWfiflWlriiatmesr tbhuadtgesteeksstattoemaecnqtusireanadccurcaotset National e$1x0p.ectIendJaunly,avheorwaegveert,icktehteparviecreagoef awbeobutstitheeirthaactceipntfaoncremsorapdpelniicaalnttso Fornearlyayearnow.theeast- expectations. D'Angelo placed Illegalkhatuseonthe ticketpricewas$15.70,areflection the school. Yale notifiedthe FBI edronmiendagteedofbythecauQtuiaodn htaapsebeaennd tmheentcusrtraegnet,pcruorjreecnttliynctohmeplreeftiinneg- riseinU.S. olefngmtohroeftrhiedesresrvircied.ing the entire atfoteirtsitandomtiesdsi1o8nusnasuitteh,oralilzeodflwogh-iicnhs crbnaoobDleoufueare'bnis"gnomDAusl.CacuFsn'idt"aonengAlircndednniubsigllcgeahttisnotsfoeata.gi.oslin"soreoppten"esrrclbswoeoyaejMeetcutyechaqathscetuoulentrtiywim.acyainpeeogcoemtntbrendoediaemeaninrccaettgyaoni.ctfomtcoDlonmehimuoarprDooiWpe-lfaknsrchseveitotttartnieboheite-gd-erp- aOOtosCefithentnccaaueea-ttck"ptmisehSoorMlnimntbbelaotoiabveeeewrrsdegenrrecsneo—grhspstnwssor,aouns.nootmmtw",ejnieCbeetetveeotetachlesanitertiansnehmwydgtbmeidsehnraelr,eeu—wntalticaShdstltrtedphhsuliieberarnomesobgwefnowetbe.nriovvadnoneewbtuotemirdo"lpSensly,yTrmle.hiwhHwlaetie.tiannhtblPeilt,h,e.dpnenl eakdEitEwYtrhiaotiseaaershmdLAldtamiiteel,samoeMsltetAppwotyinhfahiiidroa—aenuecwi,tnutsneyctegakcfipshdahmhoonee.atiuKrfptnnelcCrcuoteuneuiesofrx-tymssemiileeaaoeleimngn,osefsktoetfaaeifnsriotmwiehsSlfhemnhifoebxyrcigeimepeehgcrilaos,cirtleilarphalhtelitoeneehsvagentkewea,ddi1shlderin9aidnftfd8tssogarr0reefnoosbuvtoii,mmdeg-onrs aPiHWvsnocoaedtrhtmBdToetoeTpnhrrlodsphemealuheetnsuidnddndriBradsaeaernayr,twsuineDseinmnadoisosnccwsguwdosthnBksditoeoM.lpeccsaasypktssoAiusottnpidabnoenpSceilrlcithsMiywhmuaiiocspmtinoeoehngtlssecetetocts,sinoh.BeannovmoNegneoaocererortlawwnedsls ettatPasslaiyhsarrpdcnt;atipahedSatian.lcotosctieomnhnesehcdlYoiepoteasotascohaniflinentoafesa.btnfissscthafeseheidaLcoaocdwefkpwoetmeMrhldheaeictoeoavnhnhsttunaeaeeeooscsgrciafeywmeknpdoaitrhoepcfdrn,fldooumiriasiimnetettciwspghchsdoceseeuoneairirtpstsoYeadtsepsnuasoslrissslaines,apfecgcffebasuvernosnraitciodttiiohtat-mh-s-d-ete gdsappinoeunerasedso;lckciosegintsbnsstse"togc—rithuuThnacnhtanltthdiilieesenortngnhsgeteiwpassirCntooadt—jhldfoelmtocei"hfltegncosloierosnsmowictufneterlodupaalactttltauieoimbaowoy-lnnsa btsWfsheeterevogaoWeritmhorenhuadanettl.tirhe"en-rtgrotgeborlrtawfaoonaetluireltgfsdeohartawlcntaesdolpgltapeehltiivtlhesoeiecnrnpe.grsacobatfourwTrusuahotedseme?d okAgiMIrcnfvhiaaraennnitrMnttcielssanayenunpivsenoeteaarlaopanifoltdsfhlheyaiecMoasstMiun,iiddnnddrpggweloCceSleoeisotlncmtEhteua,aelmlsyhmbitaousecvssrifientt,onilsespilOiseumoghalnmwirliioecoef.-dhd-f cctssmirthtateaauTyynadn'hdtesaeen3brstp,ednsu3sebb0.fdlow0reitoecshsmmttsauewdcnddherdeoeaanosrrrtlsedsisvsn,ewgasahtenlahedioneknygattngtohreotiporwenrongedimcvnitoedthndnehage-tet eattsaidhpdht.epmeeYl,imaifssilcarseaesilntpovtosysnetpe'ssauaflhrffoaieaflrtrdefshsiafsctesebeaareeYtisfnaudolrtraeehtecheucaamtsemt.hesoedsPnTergsthditshinuetscsdeewowstntemaotubesns- "schematicdesign" thecreation science—behind the problem is of khat. sparking protests from centandalsoprohibitsstudentsfrom dents. ofa logical means ofachieving simple moisture seeps through immigrantgroups. wearing clothing that promotes Court lets Koran otuhetTlhsietnaetd"eddneeevxnted,lso.apnmdenitsfporlolcoewsesd"biys cceraxarpcvakensddsinwstithtoehnemstohretatfrorgeehetozhliednrigngtaetnmhd-e gtaolKhdtarhuetghasUsi.nSbc.eeen1f9cr9lo3amssainfEdiaesidstaesxAapfnorriitclleae.d- ttSthoyiblnaegcsscowo,fhiihlcalheigrahloarvderdursgeessx,suaatllhcamotehaobnll,ioncagksn.da asAsiRgincmhemonntId.stVairngdinaiatUfedNerCal a continual refinement process peratures in the winter, forcing Containing the amphetamine-like student'svisionarealsobannedin appealscourtruledthatsmall-group substancecathinone,khataddiction the new code, which takes effect discussionsaboutthe Koran could can cause violence and suicidal immediately. continueattheUniversityofNorth Write for News! depression. TheSchool Boardreceivedfew Carolina. The Family Policy protests from students or parents Network, aconservative Christian overthenewregulations. group,soughttoblockthediscus- (Youknowyouwantto) » sionsaboutApproachingtheQuran: The EarlyRevelationsby Michael Maine Sells, arguing that thediscussions email Kitty Sullivan at Amtrak Downeaster CollegeLife owferIeslaamn.unconstitutionalpromotion [email protected] enjoysrevenuesuccess Approximately 4,200 incoming freshmenandtransferstudentswere Amtrak'sDowneasterrailservice Yale, Princeton battle assignedtoreadaportionofSells's betweenBostonandPortlandbroke over computer hacking bookintheuniversity'sattemptto newrecordsforbothridershipand introducestudentstotheunfamiliar revenue lastmonth,astheservice scandal ideas held by about 1 million cenauAmemetpwrrioatjkheicontfijfouinsctifa$olr2s8ts0hae,y0e0nt0thieorferiyetevsaerrn.euve- itsPrhienacdetoonfUandimviesrssiiotnyssaufstpeerndtehde Muslims—thCroomupghloiuetdtbheywKoyrlled.Staller MkM**«M«***«**. — ~ • TheBowdoin Orient News September 13, 2002 Discussionpdnelaimedtoexploreglobal, nationalaftermathofterrorattacks McMahon hired as Assistant 9/11.firmpageI 9w/i1t1h."the world which created ytheaatr tfounidnicnregasewislelcuribtey, afenldt Dean of Student Affairs has changed." He went on to Timkham, the next to speak, throughoutthestate. dispel five points made about focused more on the domestic Thefinal speaker,Gilpatrick, September 11th, which he changes since September 11, voiced her concern "of what SamDowning suggestionsstudentshaveabouttheJ- believed to be would happen StaffWriter Board incorrect. toourcivillib- Afterseveralyearsworkinginadmis- Waxman dis- erties." She Bowdoin has named Mary Pat sionsandadministrationatmajoruni- agreed with the wentontosay McMahon, aformer graduate school versities,McMahonsaidshewelcomes assertion that' that the Bush administratorand Ivy League admis- theopportunitytoworkataclosely-knit globalization Administration sionsofficer,tothepositionofAssistant smallcampus. "Thereisarealsenseof would change, is "completely DeanofStudentAffairs. people looking out for one another that the Bush contemptuous OnthejobsincelastMay,McMahon here,"shesaidcalling Bowdoinstu- awodumlidniwsotrrkatwiiotnh oitfstdheetalianwm"enitn rBeopwldacoeisnMlyasatyMeaanrgatowang. who left dents"proacuveandhardMwocrkMiangh.o"n, Allies, and that of 1,200 continuehereducation. owriegisnaltlyerfrnom trtWtcoca"EehiinrheenateaoeeRaxnrrlxnsnedoela,amcgewdaynluedtouai"ittsresnni,mlethv.tdcoAmehomsoanweirneeoosrcesotumioplhtrlinceaahtadc---ateot, AtWeexpdtanneeoslfidsaityndtnieisrgcnuhasttsifeosonratluhmerwgelalosabtaiolopnresenleatvonadtnhceeeccoKoaafrnmstopthemuenisaMctoatrnaaicdnmk,psc,aBoocmiwtnmdso.utinhneiOtcrTyiohenne-t AowttftsttBioofiroohuoraamSusmnotthcb.eiaheievehnorieenhynsinadavadecevcmcowsweacifrtuhunniaipiisimlgsytnoceseasehi,nhd,--ote- MrshnacdAFtflrodeseeerecaasvasaomcwHtMstiroidmsieoesaccoercijrmnhish,dnotaamogwusbtesddnoaenieearn,asnbsdnskdttDcyedicserwnwdoaiagiwaphmbnlidemmloe,tSmrubisiheisrptyxnnoapTwatihinneciaeosaegroasme-alrer--f ddMruatfSEfeieeannocrcogcgcsdhdoonrHeirsonema—ieeeaolorveearclmegtihifdhrngcurearLssoidhdMan.omeiitdiuntsveuYdatetdraadorntsaotllraose,nneey-eef eSveepnttesmber11. of swheere bienlaipepvreod- cmoaltlteegres thooneonrforccoidneg bEaesttw.eenEurotphee uAnmlHeierkieaclasdourseitminlpglhatschioeznesCidodlethrdast,Wantroh,et p"Mahariutnniedc.rueladHrselycoofnincevnulttnhreeartaebsditlaotinetietsho"ef pAgrimiveaetrsei,cthanenotFiBPnaIgtrgiinroetaptaerArtcitcp,uolwawerhritchtheo ptBoholeaircidsetspuradoecnendstsm.aJInunadiagcdiidnaigl- KarstenMoran,BowdoinOrient wMVaicreetM,naamh—ohnina'tnadst world"in'usandthem'terms," whichwerefoundinthestateof investigateindividuals. tion, she will coordi- Assistant Dean of Student intellectual andthat"themovementtoward Maine, and how security has Gilpatrick concluded her nate student advising AffairsMaryMcMahon curiosity,andshe unity has quickly evaporated." changed to address many of commentary by warning "don't between college notesthatherlife Although Waxman noted that theseproblems. trustthegovernmentwhenthey offices. McMahon experiences and the world has not changed, he He concluded by mentioning say 'trustus,we'll dotheright saidsheaimstoopenthedoortostu- workincollegeadmissionshavehelped emphasizedthatwe"shouldnot that Maine will be receiving thing', they won't, and history dents seeking to manage their time herseethat"youcan'tpigeonholepeo- take comfort in continuation government funds in the next tellsusso." betweenschool,socialactivities,leader- ple"basedonwheretheyarefromor shipandresume-building. whattheyhavedonewiththeirlives. Wearand teartakes tollJonchapelwalls; but restorationeffortscontinue ple"Ifiwnadntdirtoecbteioanraensdouhrecleptomahekleptpheeoi-r thrAeesyaeanrsa.dmMicsMsiaohnosnofcfiacmeerattoYapaplreecfio-r collegeyearsasuccess,"shesaid "The atethatthewayinwhichlifeexpen- CHAPEL,fmmpage2 timetable,whenbudgetconcerns splendor." mainthingIdoispresentpeoplewith encesandpersonalcharacteristicsinter- andschedulesarebeingweighed. Studentreactionhasbeenchar- options.OftenIsitdownwithstudents acttocreateauniqueindividualisoften Buildingdomerenovations. The TheChapelhasbeenapartof acterized by disappointment at andmapouttheirdayssowecansee hardtopredict. firm was also involved in the Bowdoin's campus for most of the concealment of the towers, howtheyarespendingtheirtimeand After her time as a gatekeeper. constructionofWishTheaterand theCollege'sexistence. Builtin but istemperedby the project's howtheycanfindbalance. Ilikeseeing McMahonwantedtoworkwithstudents hpaussesdonethwroorukghoountcoltlheege Ecaasmt-, tohfear1c8h5it0esctunRdiecrharthdeUspujpoehrnv,isainodn nec"eIsstihtiyn.k it'sanecessary reno- ailnlgthsourseeppieeocpelse.a.refitkteiengpitnoggetbhaelra,ncmeaki-n aadlmrienaidsytraotnion,casmhpeust.ookaMojvoibnagtNientwo including Middlebury College. openedin 18SS,ithaslongbeen vation," says Ryan Boutin, '05, theirlives." YorkUniversityhelpingtorunaPhD TheCollegeisreviewingseveral an impressive monument to "it'snot[about]whatitlookslike McMahonhopesstudentswillmeet programatthebusinessschool. Her proposals for the second stage, Bowdoin'sstrongsenseoftradi- now,butwhatitwilllooklikein withhertotryandsortoutdecisions workthererangedfromrunningorienta- including two separate plans tion. theend." abouttheirmajors,careerplansoreven tionandadvisingstudentstoadminister- from H.P. Cummings involving Bowdoin College President Now,afteracenturyandahalf, socialpressures. ingfellowshipsandfinancialaid. twodifferentmasonrypartners. Barry Mills noted that, "The the renovations are seeking to Notingthatthecommitteethatinter- Now,atBowdoin.McMahoniseager Thesecondstagewillbeginin chapelisanincrediblyimportant preserve thattraditionforfuture viewedherincludedtwostudentmem- tocontinueherinteractionandinvolve- March and involves the stone buildingontheBowdoincampus Bowdoinstudentsthroughacom- bers,McMahonsaidstudentinvolve- mentwithstudents.Shestressesthatshe removal and rebuilding for the and in the state. When youare pletely new beginning for the ment"atafundamentalpolicy-making is"new.listening,andavailable"tohelp NorthTower. Workwillbeginon thekeeperofahistoricbuilding, towers. levelisaspecialthingaboutBowdoin.I studentswindtheirwaythroughcollege the South Tower the following itisyourresponsibilitytomain- "Hopefully, whenwe're done, thinkit'sgreat."Shelikeswhatshehas andintotheworld,takingfulladvantage March. D'Angelo realizes that tain it. We look forward to thiswilllastanother150years," seenoftheJudicialBoardframework oftheopportunitieshere. thiscan'tnecessarily be astrict returningthechapeltoitsformer saysSmith. andhopestoheartheimpressionsand Newpolicy aims to reduce harmful effects ofsecond-hand smoke SMOKINGfrompageI Millssaidthattheadministration numberofstudentswhobecome must "balance individual liberty addicted to cigarettes during i^-%<r THE ONLY through the course ofcollege a theirfouryearsatcollegecanbe significant percentage pick up Doctor Benson, a decreased by 40percentjustby theAlhoabnigt.with the new smoking veryinvolvedfigurein msmaokkien-gfrceoel"lege residence halls ' FIRE INSURANCE p"omlaikcye,pwehopilcehmMoirlelsawhaorpeesofwtihlel ttihoen][psrmoogkrianmg, wciellssab-e seeAlatnhyousgthricMtielrldsedvoeelsopnmoetntfsorei-n dcaonmgeesrsaofneswmokpirnogg,r"amthetroehaellspo offering one-on-one thheehfoupteusretchaotnctehrenisntgudsemntoskinagn,d \, / THIS HOME HAS smDork.erBseqnusiotn., a very involved ctoruenastemleinntgfsorupspmoorkterasn.d efancouulgtyh wtiollabirdesepebcyttehaechpreostehnetr figure in the program, will be rules concerning smoking on offering one-on-one counseling, campus. support,andtreatmentforsmok- against health and safety." He IS YOU. ers. Dudley Coe health center added, "studies show that the will provide prescriptions for nmiecnottsi,nefrpeaetocfhecshaarngde.othertreat- Welcome Back! While some students have notedthatthepolicyinfringeson BeadedCurtains,Incense,Candfes, individual freedoms, most Jew*Iry,Mirrors.Wallhanginqs responses have been positive. KamaSutraProducts, X 1 J «? YogaSupplies,Tarot&More! ,„ •llf!•Cll MlllllIMISt Mill. ShowyourBowdoinIDandreceive @e 10%offyourpurchasethroughSept. 30th 1 - September 13, 2002 News The Bowdoin Orient Plus/minus and GPA changes heightenaccuracy ofstudenttranscripts * GRADING,frompage2 beenveryawareoftheirGPAs(they will havetoworkhardertoachieve tomemostwhenIwasaprospective dreisdumeish)e,irsooinwanwacyoImpdount'attIihoinnskanfyo-r theAirltdehsoiurgehdmgraandye.s"tu.dentsfearforthe student." thinghasreallychanged,"shesaid. worst,administratorssuggestthatplus- Craig A McEwen. Dean for "Ithinkthevastmajorityofstudents esandminusesonatranscriptwillnot AcademicAffairs,docsnotbelievethat cometoBowdoinseekinganexcellent haveadiscemablenegativeeffecton the official calculationofGPAs will liberalailseducationandareeagerto studentslookingatgraduateschoolor discouragestudentsfromtakingadvan- hechallenged.Havingmyofficenow forjobs. tageoftheirliberalaitseducation.Said produceanofficialGPAisnotgoingto "Isuspecttherewillbenoneteffect McEwen."Ipersonallythink(calcula- changethat." Employersrarelylookatfinedistinc- ttihoenmooftiGvaPtAio|nwiolflshtuadveentslijt.tleeffect[on denPtostentthiaanllyGPmAorecaltcruoluabtliionngstiosstthue- tsiioonnsalosnchGoPolAss.paGyramdouraeteattaenndtiopnr,ofaensd- StudentspreviouslyknewthatGPAs adjustmenttoaplus/minusgradingsys- forsomestudents,thischangemayhelp werecomputedforthembyothersand tem.Manybelievethathavingpluses abitbyincreasingtheaverages;foroth- theyoftencomputedtheirown. This andminuseswill irrevocablyleadto ersitmayhavetheoppositeeffect" formalchangedoesmoretostandardize morestressatanalreadyrigorousinsti- saidMcEwen. howGPAsarecomputedthantocreate tution. "Butthemarginaleffectsarelikely somethingthatwasn'ttherebefore." "Peopledon'tobjecttothefactthat tobeverysmallandnotveryimportant CoteagreedwithMcEwen'sassess- (theplus/minussystem]isamoreaccu- inadmissionsdecisionsthattakeinto mentofthechanges;"Previoustothis rateindicator,"said Holiday Douglas accountmanyfactors,includingastu- policychange,Bowdoinstudentshad 05."Peopleobjecttothefactthatthey dent'srecordofindependentwork,rec- ommendations, and test scores," Student Gov't tests shuttle service McEwencontinued ThisisnotthefirsttimeBowdoin has altered its grading system. The Bowdoin Student Government is endservicetoFreeport,Cook'sComer, College made a much more radical providing free taxi service via WalmartandHoytsisavailablefrom1 gradingtransitionintheearlynineties BrunswickTaxi(729-3688)thissemes- am.to9p.m.Aminimumofthreerid- whenitmovedfromHH(highhonors, tJeor.shNuiag'hstsiesniacveaailraobulnedcFarmipduasysandantdo eernscoiusrraegqeudi.redCoanntdacttippTienjgusisAsjtrmoenrgal,y Hto(thhoenomrso)r,ePc(opnavsesnintgi)o,naalndA,F(Bf,ailCu,re)D, Saturdays,9p.m.to2am.,andweek- [email protected] forinfo. andFsystem. Study Time, Party Time, KarstenMoran,BowdoinOrient BOCmembersmakeuseofthespaciousareasinsidethebuilding. Anytime. BOC,frompageI about30yearsagoinAlaska,while [mydad]wasonahuntingtripthere. Christensen '97,and MeganHayes Untilnowithadbeeninmygrand- '03andAllieBinkowski'03. parents'homeinConcord,MA.Itold "Dean Foster's perseverance and MikeWoodruffIcouldgetamoosein guidancewasinstrumentalinthesuc- thenewbuildingformoreofaMaine cessful completion ofthe project," feel.Ifyouvisitanyoftheoldhunt- saidWoodruff. ing andfishingcamps inthestate, RichRennerofVanDam&Renner they always have a few deer and ArchitectsofPortlandwashired as mooseonthewall,"saidJones. — thearchitectandWright-Ryanwasthe Themooseisjoinedbya.stuffed contractorontheproject.TheOLC animal polarbearin paddling gear j» wasbuiltontheformersiteofthe thatlooksdownontheroomfromthe :^ •*«. BoTwhdelnbnuiBldeidng&isBrneaakmfeadsti.nhonorof iAndfdliattiaobnlaelly,rafItvaninSpetahre '4ra4ftehrass. StevenM.andPaulaMaeSchwartz, donatedtwopairsofsnowshoesfrom who were the lead donors for the Labrador, which he brought back project. Steven isamemberofthe from one of Donald MacMillan's Classof1970,atrusteeofthecollege, expeditionsthathewenton,anda andanavidtrekkerandoceankayak caribou skin kayak from the same ^ra <*?<? edri.reHcteorsservefsoronthtehe bAopapradlaocfhitahne tfrripo,mwhtihechWwoirlclebseteornpAecramdaenmeyn.tlTohaen Get the door. It's Domino's. MountainClub.TheSchwartzesare snowshoesandkayakwillsoonbeon founders of Schwartz displayintheOLC. -baDo«mrtirnao.*CCPt0zQz2aDPoMmCk,toIntc.PAtlaari.pjLhtLeCr.aDaaormviand.oYL,imiDtoemdiMnmoa*oFnllzy.zaO*matn>m»a•ymvaordyu.lPaurrlaohgaawamnojru^kaMdm.dlndHmrtciof Chiogmhm-utneicchaticoonms,panaiePsR abgaesnecdy fionr spaTcheewhneerwebtuhielOduintginaglsColupbrocvaindehsosat Paltrychaiywayapp>»Ui«i*Mli**<«fyat STUDYOT Waltham,Massachusetts. speakers, receptions, classes, and I "We'reluckythatwehavealumni seminars. The Outing Club's first BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM SUBMARINE SANDWICHES /suchasSteveSchwartzwhorecog- speaker of the year will be Alex nize the value ofoutdoorpursuits Laden,whosoloedtheInsidePassage 729-5561 withinthecontext ofaliberal arts fromAlaskatoSeattle.Shewillspeak 6mSAnmom3*ux 1T'sahd¥Kh9\_ux educationandwhopossessthevision on September 19at 7 pm. in the andgenerositytomakethisfacilitya OLC. OKNDAHYATHAM CHOOSEROM:PHUYOCESSIEAK,MEATBALL. reality,"Woodruffsaid Thebuildingwillbededicatedon OiOâWWkRMESAKTUIKEY^HAMACWSE, TheOLC was built with "green October 18 when Jill Fredsten, an ZZBTYnALKN,a»SL»,VEGUMI construction"inmind.Windowswere avalanche expert who rowed over NE75141JO pnaltaucreadltloigthatketomarxediumcuemenaedrvgayntuasgaegeo.f c25o,m0e0s0tmoilspeesaikn.siOdnetNhoevAermctbiecrCi6r,ctlhee, Jt^CB^ma^âl^b^âaa^MoâW^Bâlaftaâ^B^Ba^B^kb Thebuildinghasnoairconditioning; OLC will host Tom Mailhot, who BOWDOIN I BOWDOIN 2 ,itisnaturallyventilated.Radiantfloor rowed across theAtlantic, and the SMALL MEDIUM LARGE heatandefficientglazinginthewin- ChewonkiFoundationwillholdecol- dowsareothergreenfeatures. ogyandnaturalhistoryseminarsin -TO&PPAICNGANPIZZA I-TOPAPITNWGOPIZZA -TAOAP2PI-NUGTCPIRZZA chaCiorsucshheosu,ldbbeencchoemsi,ngansdoonrotcokitnhge ttihoen,buoinldiNnogvoenmbNeorve1m4b,eFral9.dIenaSdadiin-t O6FCOK9P9 CAN7SOFC9OK9P O8FCOK9P9 ctmeoenmtbbreael"rasha.clloT.mhWmeouonfdiirrteuypflafscpewa,acnewt"hsifcotrhheBishOaltClo wsPhpaaellaklkee.,dBacorwodsositnheClUansisteodfS1t9a6te8s,,wwihlol benamedinhonorofJamesS.Lentz, Woodruff,BowdoinClassof1987, the first full-time director of the said the openingofthe OLC, the CXitingQuo,willbeusedincolder BOC'sfirstbuildingofitsown,has weather so members could enjoy beenthebiggestleapforwardforthe DBFMMBOA "s'moresonthefire."Themoosewas OutingClubsincethehiringofLentz fc donatedtotheOLCbyDr.Michael in1984.Before,theclubwascom- I ^w « Jon"eTsh'e77,mofaotsheerowfaJsoshacJtounaelsly04s.hot pitlsetpeolpyulsatruidtye.nt-runandwaserraticin £ m —8 . ... .. ... _v..........,_.... .... . ... Features. The Bowdoin Orient September 13, 2002 September welcome to all Martha Stewart — Ask Dr. Jeff cyooumrmseolnveasilmesnotms.e of your more Homestyle iconorgardenvariety con? TheHealthCenterstaffishappy toseeyouforabroadspectrumof Finances Today TimothyRiemer DudleyCJoeeffHBeeanlstohn,CeMn.tDe.r priRmoaurtyinaendpahcyustiecaclareexnaemesd,s.GYN Columnist [email protected] exams, allergy shots, and travel Asthestockmarketplummetedtins aboiil thecircumstancessurrounding consultations are scheduled by summer and fears of a double-dip her sale of the stock u> the SEC appointmentatx3770. .recessionbegantosurfacewithcon- (Securities and Exchange Dear Students: Welcome to tolearnmoreaboutyouroptions,or Moreurgentmedical needscan tinued slow economic numbers. Commission) in an attempt to save Bowdoin2002-2003,fromallofus'* 3usfWaWtohelpsomeoneelseout bemetonawalk-inbasis. investors arid'the public started to herself. attheHealthCenter! whomightbethinkingofquitting, In addition. Dr. Avery, from look forsomething, orsomeone, lo Itmayjustbeme.butitseemsalit- In this, my first columnofthe comeonin! OrthopedicAssociatesinPortland, take their frustrations out on. This tle strange that Martha Stewart is newyear.Iwantedtowritealittle Onceagain,thisyear,we'reable willbehereMondayandThursday movement led b e i n g aboutoursenseofmissionhereat toofferallstudentsfreetetanus,flu, morningsforOrthopedicconsulta- the public lo accused of DudleyCoe,andtoreviewsomeof pneumonia, and chickenpox vac- tions. MonaAlley, R.D./L.D..will focus on cor- thesecrimes. ourprogramsandservices. cines. In addition. Hepatitis B, be coming to the Health Center porate wrong- WhenIthink Before coming to Bowdoin. Polio,andMeasles/Mumps/Rubella everytwoweeksfornutritioncon- doing. of Martha manyofyouwerelikelycaredfor vaccinationsarefreeforstudents1 sultations. And O. J. Mayo, The media Stewart. I by pediatricians, and most likely yearsofageoryounger.Travelvac- PT./A.T.C, will remain available focused its think ot this under your parents' direct and cinesandthemeningitisvaccineare for on-campus physical therapy unrelenting woman on attentive supervision. You might availableatcost. referrals. attention on thetelevision not have had the opportunity to ' PaptestsattheHealthCenterare Wearealwayseagertohearback thisissue,asit cither plant- develop independent provider- free, as are STD tests for both from you about your needs and becamethehot ing some- patientrelationshipsofyourown. women and men, including HIV concerns, andabouthow well (or topic for thing in an Youmightnothaveneededtobe testing. For men, we'restill using not!)weseemtobemeetingthem. almost any already per- responsibleforpursuingyourown non-invasive,urinetestsforSTD's. Pleasefeelfreetocontactanyofus newsshow. fect garden healthcare,andyoumightnothave In fact, all laboratory tests byemail orphone, orstopby to Executive or in a evenbeenexpectedtounderstand orderedattheHealthCenterarefree chat.Wewillalsobestartingback .afterexecutive kitchenmak- yourownhealthneeds. ofchargetostudents. up our Health Center Student was brought ing some- Thisisexactly what wewould Ourin-house,formularyprescrip- Advisory Group to address these upon charges thing that ltiakkeetcohaofrfgeeroyfouy:outrheowopnpohretaulnthitcyarteo tsitoundenmtesdifcraeteioofnschaarrege.diOsuprenfsoerdmut-o queAsntidonfsinlaolnlyg,itutdhienrael'lsy.my weekly hwiatvhing"intteoresdto- CourtesyofMetropolisorg glooookds. ssto) andneeds, withas muchsupport, lary includes over30ofthe most columninthispaper.Itwasalways ing" account- MarthaStewartLiving...injail? exquisitethat information, andgoodadviceand comm—only prescribed medica- meanttoprovideaforumfordis- ing practices, if it were guidanceaswecanmuster. tions from antibiotics to generic cussion about any questions and suchasBernicEbbersofWorldCom. madeofmanureIwouldstilleatit Inprovidinghealthcareservices "Prozac"andemergencycontracep- commentsyoumayhave,relatedto Dennis Kozlowksi ofTyco, Martha Martha Stewart isn't exactly the on campus, we try to emphasize tion.Prescriptionsfornon-formula- healthcare,publichealth,preven- Stewart... type ofperson that comes lo mind healthpromotionanddiseasepre- ry medications can be filled at a tivemedicine,healthpolicy,Health MarthaStewart? when1amthinkingofinsidertrading ovfefnetriopn.revWeen.t,itvreeaetxaacmusteanidllnveascsceis-, nmaucmibees.rWofenaelasrobcyarcroymamugnoiotdygepnhearr-- Cinevnotlevrisnegrvicheesa,ltohranoyrothweerllinsessuse.s broSutgehwtarutpiosnocnharthgeesvoefrgiensiodferbteriandg- tahnidnkoobfstirnuscitdieorntroafdijnugs.tiIcet.hinkWhofe.nforI nations,andsponsorhealtheduca- icbirthcontrol pill,which wecan Please feel freetoemail mewith ing(tradingsecuritiesonnon-public example,theOliverStonemovieWall tionprograms.Wehopetohelpyou selltoyoufor$10perpack. any of these questions or com- information)andobstructionofjus- Stivei,wheresomehotshotinvestoris gain access to the information, Newthisyearisourownstocked ments.Ifpublished,yourquestions tice. takendownoninsidertradingviola- resources,andservicesyou'llwant supplyofliquidnitrogen,forfreez- and comments would be printed Stewartisbeingaccusedofselling tions. I do not tend tothink ofa in order to understand yourown ingwarts,etc. anonymously, but our discussion her4,000sharesofImClonebasedon womanthat hasherown homeand healthneeds, topursueyourown We'recontinuingtoofferminor mightbenefitthewholecommuni- insideinformationthattheFDAwas gardenshow. health care, and to promote and office surgery for "lumps and ty- goingtoruleonImClone'slatestdrug. IunderstandthatImaysoundalit- sustainyourownwell-being. bumps*" Salud!Toagreatyeartogether! Erbitux. Stewartapparentlyobtained tlesexistandstereotypicalinmyargu- advWeertiasreevoeurryesamgoekr,inogfccoeusrssaet,iotno runOnuirng,"Sealnfd-CainreitRoyooum'l"lisfiunpdatnhde JeffBenson,M.D. twhiitshiInmfoCrlmoanteioCnEtOhrSoaugmhueclonWvaekrssaatlioonr amemnta,libtutlteothfabtotihs.beHcoawuesveerI.prIowboaublldy supportefforts. Ifyou'rethinking information, diagnostic tools,—and DudleyCoeHealthCenter otherImCloneofficials.Tomakemat- notbeasshocked ifitwerealmost aboutquittingsmoking,justwant remediestoevaluateandtreat by [email protected] tersworse,Stewartthenmayhavelied anyone else in this situation. What World War running rferaolmlybcaoknifnugsceosomkieesisohropwlanotniengcatunligpos II start onaverypopularTVshowtoserving timeinthejoint. For(hoseofyou whodonotthinkStewartwouldnot Series Introduction Outing Club begins the yearstrong gthoinjakilabgeaicna.useOobfsthreurccteiloenbriotfyjsutsattiucse, GirstinaseriesD KidWongsSrtiacfhfaWnrailtaeir BOC Notebook CeciCloylUumpntiosnt ceaLrnenidadmve-eusin.pnwsoisdrAeetrlrhvt,tihrnoiagtudgiis2nh0gmoSaytrreeeeawratvsrhetartnyomaasleypirfoesinsooiui-tsn It isjust the beginning ofthe twice inhopesofrecruiting new bility that she might serve some The blades spun swiftly in the ontheflightdeckoftheship,men semester,buttheBowdoinOuting members for the Bowdoin swim amountofjail time ifconvictedof cloudlessskyasthesoundofwell- andwomen,superblytrainedintheir Clubisalreadyrockin'androllin*. team. OurSundaycanoetripalso thesecrimes. oaiirleodfmthoetoIrnsdibarnoOkceeatnh.esSalltoyw,lyh,umliikde tnaastkesdradnutoiuets.withAsupMplaireisnaendodfefsiicge-r Afifltleerd wPirteh-Orhiieknitnagt,iobnikicnrga,zinpeasds-, htoewaadreddstthoefltahteter,Kmenonreebteicd,alsbeuct- byMtahiysbwehoIlsehosuiltudant'itonbeasasIapme.rplAefxteedr ahawkridingintheheatoftheafter- steppedoffthe Sea Knight, shoul- dling, andcamping, we sent out tions. all,Stewartisthechairmanandchief noon sun the Marine helicopter deredhisgearandwalkedout,com- our first regular trips last week- Theweatherwasbeautiful,but executive of her own company, banked towards the waiting vessel pletely aware of his surroundings, end. victimized some of the tripees, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, below. knowingeveryinchoftheflightdeck OnSaturday,theBOCsenttrips who neglected to apply as much Inc. However, I dobelieveshe is ' The light gray chopper glanced thathadbeenhishomeforsomany hikingtoEmeraldPoolaswellas sunscreenaswasneeded. knownmoreforherabilityaroundthe onceuptowardsthehorizonandfora months. a service trip which built and Ourfishermen, who also went housethanherabilityinaboardroom. splitsecondthemotor-bladessliced Another Marine stepped off, repaired mountain bike trails at outlastSunday,triedtheirluckon ThefunniestthingaboutStewart's thesun,blockingtherays.Thechop- adjustedhissunglassesandfollowed local Bradbury Mountain State the Fairfield River. While they wholesituationisthatitseemsthatthe per—aCH-46ESeaKnight—crested thefirst Withoutacomplaint,asif Park. didn'tcatchasmanyfishasthey generalpublicisreadytoputherin onceabovetheaquablueocean,tilt- thehundred-degreeheatwereascool Two paddling trips also ven- hadhoped,theystillhadafantas- theslammer,evenwithoutatrial. It edslightlyandthenlandedgentlyon and soothing as a New England turedforthonSaturday,onebeing tictime. sounds as if most people want to theblack and white tarmacofthe spring morning, the rest of the the Casco Bay Sea Kayak trip, The trips for this upcoming throwherinacellandtossawaythe movingship. Marinesemptiedoutofthechopper. whichmadeanepicjourneyof14 weekend promise to be just as key. Quick,systematicmotionsswung Theirweaponsputaway,theystrolled miles down the New Meadows spectacular, with two overnights Whyoutofallthepeoplewhohave the doors of the chopper open. below decks, past corridors filled RivertoMerrittIsland,asatellite andtwodaytrips. committed corporate crimes, does Heavy,humid,saltedoceanairmixed withtheircomrades. Thesoundof propertyoftheBOC. We are sending agroup upto MarthaStewarttakethemajorityof withthepungentaromaofjetfueland theircombatbootsagainstthesteelof The Whitewater crew paddled Baxter State Park in hopes of theattention? Itisalmostasifthe heatedtarbrushedintothecockpitas theship'smetalfloorswasafamiliar onthelegendarybigwaterofthe climbing Mount Katahdin, the generalpublicwouldfinditamusing thepilotpowereddown. Theblades KennebecRiver,whereananony- to see someone such as Martha slowedandfromhalfadozenspots PleaseseeWWII,page6 mousBigMama,dumpedherraft PleaseseeBOC,page6 Stewartbehindbars. IknowIwould. 1 » •<•»«i«in .,^ .b«t.i^)«~«AAii r+wm«»m+9mm-tr*»»*»»»+-+^*r-9-++•*•••••»»' V«»—»-V 5 9 September 13, 2002 Features The Bowdoin Orient Outing Club WWII: An introduction and a memorial BOC,frompage5 WWII,frompage5 tant reminder ofthehorrible days when shades ofred splattered the highestmountaininMaine. tunetothemenandwomenofthe islandandthescreamsofwounded SatTuhredayy,hsoopweishtothesmulmumcik!t Oounr creAws.themenwalked,knowingthat nanodwdryiinnggomnleynwfiitllhedthtehebuaizrziwnhgicohf flatwatercanoeclubisalsosend- theirtraining missionh—adbeenyet flies and mosquitoes. Somewhere iLnagkeouUtmbaangogov.ernight to scenic amniostshieorntshuactcewsosufludlcoonnteinuaalltyramianikneg iAnbloavndetthheeretriesesaasnmdalalbhoivlleatnhdedaarmispe,. On Saturday, the Whitewater themdeadlierandmore—efficientfor softflooroftheforestcoveredwith cDreeawdwRiilvler,bewhheeardeinwgeuhpopteo tthhee ctehretcaianusperiodfethtehiartcoonuentcraynktnhoeywfoenltlya vthienestoapndwlheearveesathesihmilpllteakmeesmyooruiatlo big water won't scar too many ifonehassurvivedtheworstplaces marksthemenwholosttheirfutures egos onthe planet withhisfellowcom- on this piece ofrock in the South On Sunday, the rock climbers rades. They turned down a hall Pacific. will scaletheirwaytothetopof towards theirquarters, knowingby There are still remnants ofthat many faces in the Pawtuckaway instinct and routine exactly where greatbattlelongago. Therearestill region Whileitistoolatetosign each room in the ship's organized shellcasings,masks,Japanesebuild- up for these trips, be thinking mazelay. Onebyonetheypasseda ings and vehicles, long since about next weekend (Sat. 9/21- plaqueboltedwithmilitaristicpreci- destroyedandlongsinceadoptedby Sun.9/22). sionandpatrioticcaretooneofthe CourtesyofHistory.navy.mil theislandasshelterforcreaturesof Ouronly overnight next week- ship'swalls.—Onitwerewordsofstir- ACH-46ESeaKnight,thesamemodelflownbytheMarinesinWWII. alltypes. Eventhecovetedrunway, endwillbeaserviceandecology ring power words of militaristic whichwaswhatbroughttheAlliesto triprepairingtrailsinthe—northern beauty, strong political words used throughthewater,knowingfullwell comesfrom. Here,infact,iswhere this island in the first place, still partofBaxterStatePark abeau- overandoveragaintostirtheimagi- thatsheisthemasterofherdomain. thestorytrulybegins. Beforethere remains,althoughsomewhatillmain- tifulareaandagreatwaytogive nationsofyoungmenandwomento Shehousessomeofthemostpower- was an amphibious assault ship, tained. Everythingthathadsurvived backtotheoutdoorcommunity. If fight Beneaththewordstherewas fulweaponsandthemostdetermined beforetherewasthe MarineCorps thebattleseemstobedecayinginthe youhavebeendyingtoseeMaine also mention of the ship's proud menandwomenintheworld. Aside SuperCobraandSeaKnight,before damp,hotPacificsun. Butabovethe fromtheocean,andnottheother name—U.S.S.Peleliu. from the factthat she isa veteran thereweresatellitesandlaser-guided treesandonthehillthereisaclearing way around, come sea kayaking From afarshelooks likeanodd memberoftheU.S.PacificFleet,she missiles,thereweretheproudrugged andmonumentattestingtothevalor next Saturday with yours truly. duckling;whilenotquiteabattleship. isalsoverycapableofbringingtoany men of the First Marine andthememoryofthemenwhodid With luck, we will have great sheisalsonotquiteanaircraftcarri- corneroftheearth'ssevenseasthe Division—"the Old Breed"—who, notwalkawayfromthisengagement. weather and see some amazing er. She is in fact an amphibious mightandthewilloftheAmerican one morning in the fall of 1944, Therestandsamidstthetidesofthe wildlife, like osprey and harbor assaultship,capable, liketheother people. On and below herdecks stormedasmallislandontheroadto Pacify and rolling hurricanes that seals membersofherclass,oftransporting thrivesafullyfunctioningcityofsol- thePhilippines:theislandofPeleliu. slash at the island's wind swept On Sunday, we have another America'sbestfromonehotzoneto diersandsailorswhohavecometo Todaysheisnotmuchtolookat, beachesagranitestone,markingthe flatwater canoe trip scheduled another. Herflightdeckistheproud knowthetasteoftheNorthPacificin thisoncehostileandbloodyisland. spotwheresomanybravemenfell. withamysterydestination. Sign baseforawidearray—oftransportand the morning airandthesweltering Sheremainsalotlikeshedidinthe FortheMarinesPeleliuwasabad upsheetswill bepostedMonday fastattackweapons bothchoppers heatofherburningsunatthestrikeof daysbefore theMarinescame and memory,butstillshewasavictory. morning in the Outdoor and aircraft Ofthe almost three noon. Shehasservedmanycaptains beforetheJapanesecame.Naturehas In 1980, decades afterthe gunsof LeadershipCenter,ourbrand-new thousand crew a large number of andmanypresidentsbutallalongshe madeherstronger,infact. Hercoral WorldWarIIhadbeensilencedby building! Comeovertohangout themaremembersofthe15thMarine hasbeentheproudbearerofonlyone reefsremainsharpenedbytheendless the sounds of millions of others and see our fireplace, equipment ExpeditionaryUnit,proudelitesol- flag—theStarsandStripes.Fromher waves thatcrashagainsthersandy across the conflict-ridden twentieth room,andmaproom. diersofaproudandelitearmy. The decksmembersofthearmedforces beaches andherovergrownforests. centurytherewasaceremonyonce TheOLCisopenfrom9a.m.to Peleliustretchesovereighthundred stagedOperationEnduringFreedom Stillhere,fromthedaysbeforeman, again honoring the men who had 5p.m.everyweekdaybutTuesday, feetfromstemtosternanddisplaces andstruckablowforliberty. thereareridgesandrocksandtrees servedtheircountryinthehillsand and Sunday to Thursday nights almostfortythousandtons. Inthatrecentoperation,theland- thathaveknownnodanger. Fromthe junglesofPeleliu—theU.S.Armed from7p.m.toIlp.m. Remember, CloserstilltothePeleliuandone ing craftthatwerehousedbeneath seashore, instead of the floating, Forceswerenamingashipintheir you must be a member, accom- canseeherbeauty. Likeagreatwhite Peleliu'sgreatmasswerenotusedin decayingbodiesofonceproudand honor. plishedbypaying$35yearlydues. sharkintheundisturbedsea,shecuts combatbutrathersat,awaitingatime patriotic men, there are crabs that whenmenwillhaveto,onceagain, crawlupintothecoconutforestsand Tobecontinued. stormbeachesunderfire. Sincethe deeperintothevinecoveredwoods. Next week: World War II, An You surftheWtL adventoftheprecisionmissile,fewer Fromthebeachonecanclimbslowly, Introduction,PartII Nowsurftheworld oupspeorotfutnhietiaelslohuatveamdpehvieblioopuesdafsosrautlth.e tthraytingstitlolajvuotidfrtohemreoovtesryofdtihreecttiroene,s Theauthorwouldliketoapologize AndyetPeleliu'sownnamelinksher readytocatchtheunawareandthe foraspellingmistakethroughoutlast to that form of military strategy unprepared. 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Paradoxically. restaurants,poolhallsandbowlingalleys.Whiletherearemanysupport- cal ways/în which biological Professor Msall asserted that ebCstBaHriumolosSoialo,Bwnellloaedlpermvaidtgrbneaoeegyerslem,r,saHsbMgreoie'gimtulrensnhbslceoelsSpltcsyrumdoe.odaonm"ospijetafmnoosiIigsrotcnliaknagitloetaesmylthncpllachoihtuaaykfassn"levtdllssueisyemmndmnooeittogshhnkkkteaatiehesttaenrrgtptsgsrahhre.BieeioswiniAsiibrsgomldlntnlcaeeoloAnjmynncfp.losioeporrtotsPnlipitrgthepbteaeuoeylstarsldiinisapiododt,fnseefifaarnoelgtmtascnhripetleMetahiecietrbdeBoleetlnordmwbatsdewiiynihnledandtslaont.snahnih,dineoannyuvsascipenccsnoocothndpileotsuloadtlelttchagt'hhia-e.esent kPatstpiinsrrhunoeoaIconstfnnwhwahieelledslltheeilsyhidnns,oesttgripaereesbMrcMeuaioaocstcilndwthntlvuenivsdol.giodecivneiinianxvstdthceesTlwiionyhaporM,tlesntsboiaeydnldnsieualeessndp.feepidhakdlnryoceatstusyeiolhfsneutceo,y-tdrsr atcretraoonnhelglcedSgP,eelaurhstaerocs,hbundfoheovicmerrlinisaaeaagrstntlnnooo,idtrnoeshdmanxaeeeppMnstnpebstdsetrrearoroailoctmbaleilnweicnag'ehnhlpcsea,ereinvoa.nibccnsioteedoinrhhsgmveaashbomlvteelneishvaonisaitranctvnu.ctisg--t-o ssytiahthsoitreoievcrrruPseiiorn)avn(iepglegnpoesdtexuwerpmsfnohroaacotatombsiriplluaeceeslyrentn.h.sceilesiitwnmPohhifrabtosroeveodfoledceimisiseshaasfclponofolwurdsutalcrhfyipsairMeeerlgosdnlloiuaceimnglecn-lhg.g-a newpolicy. Inherspeech,ProfessorMsall ioral sciences were especially It is equally ironic that she Dependingonhousingandroommatesituations,manywillpuffaway claimed that differences in surprising,sinceshenotedearly used the science of cognitive wliynistcthoiontuutttienbduoeptohwleiirctiihneogsutootfchehtrhasen.igreUonwidnne)vt,aercCitooeludessbsyoTcosiweaeclurrh,iotauysn,edssmt(hohekoeawrpeasvrewtriml,elnmtmaso.nsythliakvee- chtahuenmynaontarbleeehaadmvuitlootri,cdoeinntcerpreamtritenbe"edlcaawausns,de" sficnoirehcnetorinfsqipuceeemrciehntghtohpdartohbfololeldmlsoswpsirnuogcmhitshaees ceplvsaeyircmyhsdoalyoagbpyoruottboletmphuetsolnfvaoitrnutgrhewhietorhf PresidentMillswrites,"Collegesurveydataindicatethatwhilevery are inappropriate for scientific racismandpoverty. all the conviction that this sci- bcCffiooeernewTcsf'thols-oeimyfceegtamorrioaussnts.rmgitoshHskaetibecrumiroedptsu,eson.nrsstwtesmhalionialtkrneergarinhvsaeedrnaeoedn.fnd"f"ectTcnoatohoimnelvps-euslsafmaosrorgpakeesesqcrtutssimctootocfkiamentnpgrhoi.sbs"n,eenNanepitawcsiiorogtpefniodinlfheitiicocsypgaanesittttsachtnehDiureusstmdiwblciaeetriyrhes tesmsotcxoiuatWedcihnaytvt.aclaitkysttnessoP.twrhsloioBfesceydisagscleioonrmaspniislMdnesuaxabtltehiaihlttnaygvfiiaottitrlhhaeaaildtts eemfreernessTnhtsphmahooenrornncosdsteuoeglasotphourgroBoytffoh,leewesgdcseiuooosscnrileossanntuouomafrptmeerirs'eBsccsdoi,sieawcnbtdtigpoilorftiivoihtn--cey eebutMoensnssciactneslegulpdwwpfiaahoimprnriirpdtlaneienianthsrgsehssa.r,tftTtorbthhoeheudmehsisias.stvms.hiiiaoPssmrIrstaeo,slfcweiootsersuisnclmociarede-t readilyavailableafteranappointmentwiththehealthcenterstaff,acon- social and behavioral scientists to evaluate policy to alleviate have been helpful if Professor fivniigddI,eetnntifsoioatrilmosapntnolurddytehnianitnsgtthhatlolhyuraegteahftdftheyecbetucintovglemalageitgineesrnitgharlauilsmnyeu.rnnetJp.curosogttneaiscztesedadfteih-nesteegxrrcetoaautlrksrsei,swkirslelogunflosattmpiorokon--s dbathunoeidilnrdogitenngpaerdrteahhdteeiirocnertgeitotionscsta,rtlhoenhgyPmprotooedtfsehetlesssseooosrff posforfecsoiscpaoelrrsossgielrslasam,ctsriatnitdcoBaolscwoodicmnoibiotalnhtoegyrdasetcspuiirdsgoymn- teMiatxsslpaeklll,ifl.ciphtuatdd.feofarittnhitthiheoenroutfosofertmsacolifeanhnceder againstdormitorysmokingwillnotcurbsmokers'trends.However,the Msallindicatedalackofunder- andsexism. If,asshesuggested,hercrite- open,advertisedavailabilityofprovenaddiction-breakerscanimmedi- standingofourfields. 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W amGuelnteittiucd,ecohfemfiocracles,.andphysi- atrheeydweefairnewdhibtyecwohaettsh.ePrroofressnootr Psychology Department The Bowdoin Orient odloogcihcaarlactfearcitsotriscsploafytrhoelessi,tuaa-s lMesgailolnsdoifdpsaycdhioslsoegrivsitcse,stoociotlh-e ProfessorBarbaraHeld tion, cognitive processes, and ogists,economists,politicalsci- ProfessorSuzanneLovett DEandiietloJerffienrsoCnhMiilelfer NeKiwttsySEuEldslitiavtabonlrished1871 tpheerIsndoentv.heeilropcmleanssteasl,htihsetodreyvoeflotph-e ehnatIpifpsteshn,eratondgboeaanlwtohrmwoeapnso.losgiimsptlsywhtoo PPrrooffeessssoorrSLoaumisPauStlnoawmiaczek SeniorEditors OpinionEditor mental psychologists in our encourage young women to Psychology/Neuroscicnce CaitFowkes MonicaGuzman department encourage students studythenatural sciences, then Department GregT.Spielberg FeaturesEditor to move beyond the false itseemstousthatthesocialand ManagingEditor JohnW.ClaghomIV dichotomyofnatureversusnur- behavioral sciences need not ProfessorSethRamus KyleD.Staller A&EEditor ture implicated in Professor have been mentioned by herat ProfessorRickThompson BusinessManager Maia-ChristinaLee Msall'sargument, toappreciate all,oratleastnotdiscussedina ProfessorJenniferYates CircuAlJdaoaatnmiieoR.TnaByMalbaoernrager BaScpKkorirsPJtt.aiPsn.gBPeEoodlxEliodtcikotror tesTCtoos.ntshiTedheoErduigtmhoerdsfi:ecwalardeia1g0n0ospteirc- tttieissoPttnshs,.ysiiinncicslaoinnmsiecaulswiapnyrgsa,cdtiiacsaegnsofcsuitneicn-c- oiSNnfaoctoidrsoirendenaci6lto8lryI.pnesrstScciietouentntdetisiodsfto5spf0rapHcaetetrailcctetihnhn.egt Contact- SeniorPhotoEditor centaccurate,theystillhelpus Social andbehavioral scien- physicians. 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To paraphrase some, seemstomethatinmanywaysthat's But others apparently agree, "KenLayandtherestofthegang's Living with the horror ofan e—vent that whatpoliticshasdeterioratedto,or includingsomeattheoftenleft-lean- crimes must be Clinton's fault, still seems distant and unreal and the msearyibouesaaltwteanytsionhatsobteheen.haMpypenmionrges iangstToirmyeimmapglayziinnge,thwahticihfptuhbeliBsuhsehd bwehceanusehethweabsooskticlloojkninpgowteoork!"plaOrc:e personal changes thatfollow... ofWashington D.C. isarelatively administrationhadonlytakenmore "Bushisresponsiblebecausehewas newdevelopment,maybethreeyears seriously theClinton plan forrid- President when they were discov- GenevievSteafCfreWreidtoenr hisadAalnelvdearbIohtuahtdi.nkreamlaityy,beabSoeupttedmibffeerre1n1t• oe8la0drsS,luyarsneo9d,0Isbci,eanfnao'hrntiedgr.hecaelsrlctyhacoinoollmymIenokntnteoownnmtthhyee dahdainayndv.geAtbHhIeoeewQnweaovesrdeplaardr,,eodftihtnOehnserahewmoaerlairtobayrilslntoLwhfaoerdtuehel'andst euwSrniteftedohw!ra"trtuthneIoastfefeoDriatsihsolauyntese,SBhutbosheiwhcnakruhesainesto'swatsnoraJsdtaoehihaednlr, Irememberlastyear.Itwasabout realities and changingourconcep- senators and representatives, and nothing particular to say that the "GeorgeBushlecturingoncorporate thistime,eightinthemorning,when tionsandperceptionsofwhatisreal, engagedinthetypicalbetween-the- Bushadministrationdidn'tgivethe responsibilityislikealepergivinga TNIwrYieUnadTsoatwnuederemsna.tilwhforsoemrmoyombrfoatcheerd,tahne bsatleillclawuafseyeeslsfbouurtnrsoeoanlem,—aantnyhdeomwfaauyysb,ewtehiatatilsdlaoiywn bttihetalitlosnithowaflalswwhmaayutcbhaIn'tmdeorhr,eeabrutdthaoInnctahTne'Vtresptaehy-e Cmsleoievnmetsonotnphalttahnetshdepulyaenw,aetrtbeeunttoibonun.rceoIanuurcfsraeacttiticot fnaaonctdiarlet."shpeBonuMstiabtrlhteehaffaocrStttiehsweathWratotsrDluodbfCyoatm'hsse Hehadseenaplaneflyintooneof ourselvestothinkaboutit. Ihated nightbefore,orperhapsatthedinner tapegotintheway,andthat'shardly world.Thegreedyexecsthemselves, thetowers.Thatwasallhehadwrit- thesummer,becauseeveryconversa- table. uniquetoonesideoftheaisleorthe whoapparentlyneed$6,000shower tbtneheenecw,asnu.esawensdI,thbIouuthgahidttni'httawdonbu'etlldiybeeevteadhliltohvtiehmre Ibehcaatuesdetehveersyumcmoenrve,r- eiaccxattIlueagnklsunlieoyvswesloneittldh'ysganepaotsihsnleiistbmtellyeedatmyhhosairtgiehsmyTpoolit-allootwherp.oliticalaccusationstorulcuertains,armheaatpIkotpe'beslnliaingnmohgetts..omfytheisTnehteerneytc'evnteto By the time this article is pub- sationI hadinvolved schoolyears,thoughI'dlike governmentalandpolicyconversations greatly affected large ltpttfayihioisegdnwhuay.ieryedte—ahdrowouheautontnwwrihievlopteleowrasbotatebirosnyecg.sroeWtvnvoedeeoruatcwmlhtiueldolcsauhaoyrllssloeefhmlpanvatviehse-ste gdttlaaaollyskk,iisnnibggnugtaaibbntoooouutvttreetirtah,lwaljtiyutsht tmimhsonoeaognejrseote,oshrutir,bntaekubgnineidnelvtgdoehavnatleialtnd.hIgeet'Aloomwenvcadehtyareandpttmpolohieefatftnntbil-tee-I apcwirnaaosdldtuidecnrtfooifowvrtenmiaamotenuitdoannmpdooistrebennrotertiaeatollhnel,vlyayidtn'aatsnnagcnoeiurndncotrubeeesdrn.i-ebflie- apnttolohdbueedvmipibgctorleeiuororosbtbnslaeeyi,otnoflfahoyAnoromdthpehaaertevnrihessoctwsaheaeaanrtcssrpr,i.eowgosihe-sntI butMtahyeboenltyhitshiwnilglIsroeaulnldywriadnitcutlooudso, cthoemm"ewnatssn.'titawful" cmioarlseianntderamcotr,e.Ipoclaint'itcahlleylpcabpuatblefe.elI thaOtfhacdouarsRee,pusbolmiecaonnbetheenriingphtowseary tthaiknegsstdriodne'sttooccuernsuargeaintha(tI tthheisnek todayistakeashower.BecauseIdid- mean,Icanpointmyfingeratsome- during Clinton's final term, we'vealreadystarted),andtryeven n'tlakeonelastyear.Iforgot. oneelsetoo.Buttheblamegameis September 11 would have been harder to head off future events Ofcourse,ouremotionsandreac- tionIhadinvolvedtalkingaboutthat not limited to the suites of avoided,thattheeventsofthatday beforetheycanreaptheirtoll,beit tionslastyearwerenew.fresh,and day,butnotreallytalkingaboutit, Washington,it'sallofus. were,asoneconservativecolumnist terrorism, financial loss, or other- unprecedented. justglossingitoverwiththe"wasn't The person who says 9/11 was wroterecently,entirelythefaultof wise. I also am not implyingthat Now.weremember,whenwedo, itawful"comments.Andthosecom- someoneinWashingtonD.C.'sfault Clinton's administration and more political parties are by themselves thataneventhasalteredtheworld ments make it distant, established, is usuallyoftheoppositepolitical specifically, of Secretary of State detrimental.Parties and affiliations andourlives,buthavewechanged? static,andasfarasIamconcerned, affiliation. An interesting example MadelineAlbright andherdepart- haveamajorroleinourgovernment, Haveyouchanged? September11isnoneofthosethings. (thoughcertainlynotaltogetherrep- ment.Oh,that'sit? theessentialoneofbalancingpower. ItisaquestionIhaveplayedand Itisreal.Itisconflicted.Itispoetry. resentative, just humorous and SoifColinPowelloranyother Buttoallowpoliticalaccusations replayedinmyheadsinceIreturned 1thinkofhowthepoetKenneth telling at the same time) was the republicanappointeehadbeennes- torulegovernmentalandpolicycon- to campus, and I don't know the Rexrothdefinedpoetryasa"sacra- talkativeNewYorkCitycabbiewho tledintheStateDepartment,thenall versationsanddrownoutmorerele- answer,thoughitisimportanttome. mental relationship that lasts (besides having the distinction of wouldhavebeenfine? vant and beneficial information is IkMnyowliIfehahvaesttoocchhaannggee.,butIdon't balewaabyosu.t"SIedpitdenm'tbewran1t1.t1hiwsanartteidclietttoo tsopledakmiengthactomifprBeilhlenCsliinbtloenEhnagdlibsehe)n, areSosotmheewnhaItguteosbslaAmmee,ribceacnauvsoetewres naontdonblreyatahn,inict'rsedicboluentwearsptreodoufcttiivmee yetknowhow.inthesamewaythatI be about change, about changing in poweron that crisp September didn'thavetheforesightin1996to andpotentiallydangerous.Ifwe're didn'treallyknowhowtofeellast realityandourrelationshiptoit,butI morning, "then there would have see that 19 Islamic crazies would toobusygripingaboutwhichpoliti- ybeuairl,dinagssIonwaatscchreeedn.planes fly into donI'wtaknntoSwephtoewmbeelrse1t1otsoacyonittinueto beeYnesn,ooafttcaocukrss,e,IabemcasuurseeoCfliint.t"on's ctrheasPhejnettalignoenr,sianntdotthheeTPweinnnsTyolwvearnsi,a cianltahfefiplaisatt,iohnoowrpwailrltywweaesvteorbgletamteo theIsceand'atyss.it1igneftrofnrtusotfraateTd,Vfefeolrlasonigf csahuosweermedopwanin,ontomeal,tetromseh.ocIkwmaen,ttiot atedrmrionriissttrtaetnidoenncsiheosweindhsuurpleirnigoraavnotli-- cvooutnetDroyslied,e,riaghntd?didn'tsubsequently Tbihpearstoilsuatniopnrsevteonttihoenisisnuetsheoffuttoudraey? it is a waste of trine. Watching tobemy"sacramentalrelationship" ley of missiles Sudan ami Thenthere'stheentirecorporate lie not to our right or left, but staged,unreallivesflashbeforeme toreality. Afghanistan's way following the scandal issue that has the blame straightahead. hassimplylostwhatlittleappealit leBowdoin Orient Opinion September 13, 2002 aghdad must fall One year after September IT••'• PatrickRockefeller For example, France has many StaffWriter economictieswithIraq,andhasin ToddBuell patrolledourairports,F-16swereon ontoplanes inelevendifferentair- factbeenoneoftheirbiggestmilitary StaffWriter calltothwartanotherhijacking,and ports, including LoganAirportand JonOanheGoolfdbmeryg,fawvroortieteacwohliulmenibsatcsk, sUuSpSplRi—ersthissinicneclutdhees dfealflensoefstyhse- Scott Simon recently mentioned wtheefmaacienotfaibnieodlogoiucralreasttoalcvkes.evenin WpoarsthsingftroonmDuwlhliecshair9p/o1r1t(hbiojtahcakierd- abouthowCatotheElder,aRoman tems and jets. Fortunately, the on NPR's "Weekend Edition" that Passengers also aided an airline flights departed), to measure^the statesman,endedhisspeechesbefore Frenchhaveneverbeenverygoodat Americanpopularculturehasrevert- crewtostop"shoebomber"Richard effectiveness of airport security. theSenatewith"CarthargoDelenda defense. The possibilityoflosing edto its pre-9/Il fascination with Reidas he intended to blow upa Regrettably,theselatter-day"muck- Est,"orCarthageMustFall,referring thoseeconomictiescouldcloudtheir superficiality. Anyone who has transcontinental flight. As a nation rackers" successfully smuggled toRome'sgreatestmenace.Today,it judgment recentlybeentoShop'NSaveknows we appeared ready and willing to knives, boxcutters. and other ver- isBaghdadDelendaEst. Russiaisinanothercompromising that the popular magazines seem engageinapermanent"waronter- botendevicesontotheplane. Thelogicbehindthisissimple,but situation. They wish to develop enamored with Matthew Perry's rorism." Insteadofadmitting the mistake keepinmind"simple" shouldnot strong ties with Iraq, economic, struggleoutofrehab, — and improving alwWayesbkentohewdiSsmaidssdalatmheFrench opoflfTithwieicatylh,kaannoddiwfoftethrheeernywtiwspeool.uiltidcablesybesttteemr Ownpeeirwgashht'stghaaitn,apapnLadarnetcnhete sWteephbaavcekbientcoomoeurtocoomcfoomrtpalbalcee,nthermteotoicwaillllyin-gto saperrceousreticthuyrt,eeattehneingfetdhtseo Husseinhasdeveloped binacpklacUe.,S.b-ultedunadtetrasctksanadntdhattheifUt.hSe.y nBoawss,wirlel,maaitnleaesatrtfho-r sealed, climate-controlled "September 10"world. rienpgorsteecrusriftoyrvpiroolcaet-- weaponsofmass doesnotfinishthejob(4la1991), bound. dures. destruction, including then they will havegainedanew Ayearagoitwasthoughtthatthe YetIworrytodaythatourspiritis Though it is unlikely that Al- biologicalandchemi- enAemythtihredyrdeiadsnoonthnoatvetboefowraei.t for sfaosocnienratwioensgootrbpaocpkulatoroduirvertsaibolnosi,d wanWie—ng.have become too compla- Qsaameedamawinlnlerstraiskethaegyaidnidinatyheeareaxgaoc,t calweapons. approvalorsupportisthatcountries theeasieritwouldbetocopewith cent toowillingtostepback into it is still imperative that we make thatattackIraqmaybecometargets thestarkhorrorthatwasSeptember our comfortable, hermetically everyeffortandtakeeveryprecau- of terror themselves. The U.S., 11,2001.Intheweeksthatfollowed sealed,climate-controlled tion to keep our skies safe. thinkitshould. Indeed,wecansee Israel,andBritainarefamiliarwith 9/11, many social commentators "September10"world.Ourdetermi- Demonstrating effective security thenecessityofactingnowbasedon terroristattacks andthereforehave thoughtwecouldgaugeournational nationtodoeverythingpossibleto servesasadeterrenttoallformsof whatweknowandtheconsequences less to lose. But othercountries, healthbytheamountoftimeittook protectourselveshasdiminished. terrorism, not just attacks on air- ofthosefacts. many with large unassimilated for us to start caring again about Justthisweek,theSenatefinally planes.Weareloathetoforgetthat We know Saddam Hussein has Muslim populations, could face comedy,music,movies,andsports. passed a law permitting pilots to OsamaBinLadenfeltsafeinpursu- developedweaponsofmassdestruc- unrestathomeiftheypursueactions When President Bush threw out carryhandgunsinthecockpit.The ingtheattackson9/11 becausehe tion,includingbiologicalandchemi- abroad. the first pitch at Yankee Stadium delaysurroundingthisbasicstepin sensed weakness in our resolve to calweapons. Manyalliessaytheywillsupport priortoGame3oftheWorldSeries, bolstering airline security defies fightback. pilWeseofktnhoewsetwheaatpohnes.stiWllehkansoswtotchka-t nuuscliefarwweeacpaonnsprbouvtenotthabtefoIrrea.q has ohnelycoonufrirnmaetdiotnhaaltpbaassteibmael,lbwuatsanlosto expTlhanoautgihon.I understand concerns ourEnnsautrioinnagltihnaftrassternuscittuirveeaprocinstescurien hehasusedtheseweaponsagainst This is ridiculous. Ifanything, thatitcouldserveasnationaltherapy aboutthesecurityofthegunandthe isperhapsthemostpeacefulmethod nfUoeNrl-tlihomewrpnIorsaIqeriadsq:,atnnhoedwKUup.rrSdo.itseachntedpdeoBbprylietitshihen tfheewSierormtareloloiaperssgwmuieallytbhbaaetc—kstuhubissjeicwftotuhteolydnkubkneeosw.a tfiainiendttiy.maessFaoolflcoosuwenivtenrrgye.9/crF1i1lsaigwsseanlwidenreuedncuoenuri-r- rtwihasleklc,oofctkhaepbriuetllwiesotunploudndhcotauuvbretidntgehlattahyeaepdgluiafnnneo'itsn tiisencrwteshaicutcishvewwaienthcdoanunottcophmrabereammtipnttgiervreio;nrniiotsmcp.ernoIt-t enfWoerctehdenroe-ffolryezkonnoesw.thatheiswill- r"engeiwmekitnhda"thoafswnaortdiarewcatlryaagtatiancskteda ostfreeytos,unpgeopmleengaavnedblwooodm,etnhouvsoalnudns- outArsighatntahiwralritneedpitlhoet9/f1ri1enhdijoacfkimnignse. peoTphlaet.iswhyweasapeopleshould ingtousetheseweaponsagain. Americaorbeenregionallyaggres- teered for the Armed Forces, The toldme,everypassengertrustshis beespeciallyoutragedthatourcoun- We know from defectors, from PeaceCorps,TeachforAmerica,and life tothe pilotwhen he stepson tryisfailingsuchbasicsecuritytests. intelligencegatherings,fromhisown Americahasamoral other service organizations. The boardanaircraft. Sowhywouldn't The recent arrest of a couple in relatives, and from his own state- obligationtopreempt Congress voted overwhelmingly to he trust apilot(whoprobably has Germanyplanningtobombamili- pmreondtuscethantucHluesasreiwneaipsoantst,emapntidngthtaot threatsto itscitizens ginivAefgthheanPirsetsaindewnhtermieliwtearyhaavuethsoirnitcye emrilliyt?arytraining)touseagunprop- tsahroyulbdassehoownuSsepttheatmbtehrereII.are20s0ti2l,l giventime,hewill. andallies. defiedallexpectationsinrebuilding Thereismuchreasontobecon- people in the world who want to Weknowthathehasalonghisto- thatcountry. cernedaboutthestaleofairlinesecu- harmus.Itisourdutyasacountryto ry ofregional aggression, and has Intheearlymonthsafter9/11,we rity,andthatconcernisnotonlyin keepourselvessafe,iffornobetter made no secret of his hate for sive. Theyconcludethatthismakes made every necessary attempt to thecockpit,butalsobeforeoneeven reasonthantopreserveourrightto America,theWest,andparticularly thewarunjustified. ensurethatanotherattackwouldnot boardstheaircraft. Last week. The watchOprah and root forthe Red Israel. Theyarewrong. happenagain.NationalGuardtroops NewYorkDailyNewssentreporters Sox. AmeThreirceafomrues,titacsttannodws—towreeamsuosnttahcatt AmePrrieecmapntidoefnensmeasytratbegey,bautntehawt r •Vi M * '.: preemptively in order to eliminate does not make it an unjusttactic. >f&* thisthreatbeforeHusseinhasdevel- Rather,Americahasamoralobliga- tr',,'v>c-.;..•' opeIfdnAumcelreaircacapaablilloitwises.Hussein to atinodnatlolipesr.eemptthreatstoitscitizens v•.iliHwi'"v ii developsuchweapons,Husseinwill Tosayotherwiseistoclaimthat beallowedtorununcheckedinthe wemustalwayswaitforeviltostrike region,couldcollaboratewithterror- firstandonly afterinnocentshave ist groups to smuggle nukes into diedmayweact AmericanandEuropeancities,and Hadweknowninthefirstweekof could launch a nuclear missile at September2001 whatwasplanned Israelifweweretoactagainsthim. forthe11thwouldwehavewaited? CriticsarguethatAmericashould HadweknowntheJapaneseFleet onlyactwithalliedsupportWehave washeadedforPearlHarbor,would alliedsupport.tychaveTonyBlair's wenothavepreemptivelyattacked? Britain, and Ariel Sharon's Israel WewaitedandwatchedasHitler backingus. annexedtheRhineland,butitwasnot Frankly,fewothercountrieshave untilherapedPolandthatBritainand themilitarycapabilitytohelpus,and Franceenteredthefray. Itwasyears therefore,wewouldsimplybelook- laterbefore the USjoined. How ingfortheirapproval.Wehavegood manylivescouldhavebeensaved reasonnottotrustthatwewouldget throughpreemption? manyothercountries'approval. BaghdadDelendaEst. Share your thoughts with the Bowdoin Community... Write for the Orient! Contact [email protected] .t 'Atfllimii^ 10 September 13, 2002 Opinion TheBowdoin Orient Do we still value politics?? MelissaHudson giouslyflawed. leadournationfurther. Thisismade Contributor Membersofthemillennialgenera- obvious through organizations like tion volunteer athigherrates than AmeriCorps, City Year, and most WithAmerica'sWaronTerrorism, anyothergeneration,includingthose specificallyUnitedLeaders. nasty corporate scandals, and the ofthegreatestgeneration. UnitedLeaders'ssolemissionisto electionof2000inthebackofevery- This strange phenomenon of "inspire our generation, the one's mind, it is not surprising to beliefsisknowntomostasthe"serv- Millennial, to pursue honorable findthatarecentHarvardstudyon icegap". careersinpoliticalservicebyinvolv- theattitudesofcollegestudentsdone Almost90percentofcollegestu- ingtheminpoliticsasameansfor dentsbelievethatvolunteeringinthe socialchange." Youngpeople do communityismoreproductivethan Theyaspiretoconnect18-24year politicalinvolvement. oldswiththetools,resources,sup- care, but they don't Youngpeopletodaydocare,but port,andnetworknecessaryforthem see the connection they don't see the connection pursuecareersinpoliticalservice. between what they betweenwhattheyseehappeningin Theirgoalistoinspireagenera- theircommunitiesandwhattheysee tionofUnitedLeadersdedicatedto see happening in happeninginourcapital. revitalizingAmericanpolitics." their communities Theconnectionsbetweenpolitics Oncebarriersofentry intopoli- and what they see afrnodmccolemamruvniietwy,ahnadvebecbaeuesneohfidtdhiesn, taincsd,souucrhoaswnthogseenethraattiaornealfindainsceina-l happening in our 'manyoftoday'syouthhavelostfaith capital. gineroouursposliittuiactailonsyfsotreums.aTlhl.isisadan- Where are all the The reality is that every bit of realpoliticians? I byErinAshwcll(etal),showedthat communityservicethatisperformed wouldargue that ofthestudentscurrentlyenrolledin by this generation is specifically college69percentbelievethatcom- linked to apiece ofpublic policy theyare working tmounaidtdyrevsoslunnatteieorniaslmpirsotbhleembess;townalyy mwahdoeabryetlheodsebwyhotheeiitrheorwdnon'stpeccairael, foryourlocal non- 27percentbelieve inthepowerof interest,orthosewhohavelosttheir profit organization, politicalengagement. originalidealismtofightforsocial homeless shelter, Inthe lastpresidential race, this change. wasobvious,withthelowestturnout As a generation that obviously or clothes closet. of18to24year-oldsinthehistoryof cares about the condition of our presidentialelections. nation,wemuststepupandleadit chantment,foryoung,virtuouslead- Thisisastaggeringstatistic,con- intoaneweraofleadership. ers is addressed and eliminated sidering people in thisagebracket Wherearealltherealpoliticians? throughgroupssuchasthis,thenwe makeuponethirdoftheeligiblevot- Iwouldarguethattheyareworking will be able totell those who are ingpopulation. for yourlocal non-profit organiza- truly motivated to bring about Thosewhocrunchthesenumbers tion, homeless shelter, or clothes change from those whose motives haveconcludedthatmembersofthe closet. aretopromoteselfandspecialinter- millennia]generationjustdon'tcare Theyaretheonesonyourcolege est. about the issues that plague our campuswhocan'tseemtositstillon However, until the time arises nation. theissuesthataffectourgreatersoci- whenwecanseeourpoliticalleaders Theyhavewrittenusoffasdead ety. forwhattheyreallyare,Ihavethis weight to our civic society. Their This generation is not short on onespecialrequest:willallthereal sentimentsarewelltakenbutegre- concernorleadershipandisableto politicianspleasestandup? STUDENT SPEAK What's the best thing about the start of the year? AllisonBenton '03 EricWorthing '05 NoelleDaly'05' MattLoosigian '03 BobMcKenzie "I getto hang out "Christmas...! mean, "Garbanzo beans at "Procrastination." 'Canadian beer/ with Sarah Cheng WBORgoes back on the salad bar...they're again!" the air/ justso cute. \ fe' k-M Ryan Walsh-Martel '03 EvanKohn '06 AndyKeshner'03 DougMcKenzie KyleStaller'04 b "I gettowatch J.P. 'Popham Beach." 'Newcrop ofchicks/ "Jellies." "Festive Chicken." Box go a little bit cra- zier." £ JamieSalsich 7=